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One in five young adults feel embarrassed – about their bad procrastination habits
One in five young adults feel embarrassed - about their bad procrastination habits,Over half of Brits have developed bad habits to put off completing a task at hand - with Gen Z twice as likely to do so compared to 55-64-year-olds

One in five young adults feel embarrassed – about their bad procrastination habits

Nearly half of Brits (44%) will make a cup of tea or coffee, while 41% will switch on the TV – when they are procrastinating from a task that needs doing, research has found.

Scrolling through social media, snacking, and online shopping, are other bad procrastination habits adults have picked up, while 39% will catch up on unrelated emails to avoid getting work or studying done.

In fact, a poll of 2,000 adults found that as many as 55% have developed bad habits when putting off a task, such as nail-biting, texting friends – and chewing the ends of pens.

And 41% admit that they find it hard to focus on just one thing at a time, as they have so much going on in their lives – making it harder to break free from their habits.

It emerged that Gen Z adults, aged 18-24, have picked up more bad procrastination habits compared to any other generation (81%, compared to 41% of those aged 55-64).

And a fifth of young adults in this age group feel embarrassed about this, with 79% wanting to stop – but half of those (52%) not knowing how to.

Extra is urging Brits to swap pens for chewing gum, for a more enjoyable distraction
Extra is urging Brits to swap pens for chewing gum, for a more enjoyable distraction (Image: SWNS)